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Myanmar dominates UN chief's news conference preceding annual big debate

TheplightofMyanmar'sRohingyas--refugeesalonenownearing380,000--dominatedonWednesdayUnitedNations(UN)Secretary-GeneralAntonioGuterres'newsconferenceprecedingthea

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China's envoy says dialogue needed to resolve DPRK nuclear crisis

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea's(DPRK)nuclearissueshouldberesolvedthroughdialogue,saidChina'senvoy,ShiZhongjun,toUNorganisationsatanuclearagencymeetingonW

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Will sanctions against the DPRK work this time?

TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilunanimouslysteppedupsanctionsagainsttheDPRKonMonday,followingthecountry'slatesthydrogenbombtestonSeptember3.Theresolution–thenint

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China to deal with DPRK trade issues for regional stability

ChinawilldealwitheconomicandtradeissuesrelatedtotheDPRKtocontributetothestabilityanddenuclearizationontheKoreanPeninsula,MinistryofCommercespokesmanGaoFengsaidT

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DPRK's latest nuke test draws strong condemnation from int'l community

ThelatestnucleartestbytheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)hascontinuedtoarousestrongcondemnationbycountriesandinternationalorganizationsalike,whichcalledf

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Turkey concerned over plight of Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar

TurkeycondemnedTuesdaythedisproportionateuseofforcebysecurityforcesagainstMuslimRohingyaminorityinMyanmar."AttacksatRohingyaMuslimsarenotacceptable,"TurkishFore

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UN urges White House to "unequivocally, unconditionally" reject racism

AsU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpisunderfiercecriticismovertheCharlottesvilleviolence,therecomevoicesfromtheUnitedNationsurgingtheWhiteHouseto"unequivocallyanduncondit

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UN chief urges DPRK to fully implement international obligations

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterressaidWednesdaythattheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)should"fullycomplywithinternationalobligations"and"engageinacredibl

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Nearly 10 million people with disabilities forcibly displaced in 2016

TheUnitedNationsrefugeeagencyUNHCRsaidonMondaythatamongtheover65millionpersonsforciblydisplacedin2016,almost10millionwerepersonswithdisabilities.Inastatementiss

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Nine dead as UN bases come under twin attack in Mali

GunmenattackedtwoUnitedNationsbasesinMalionMonday,killingapeacekeeper,acontractorandsevenMalians,theUNsaid,inthelatestattacksonitspresenceinthecountry.Thepeacek

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UN on stand by: Ready to help earthquake victims in China

The United Nations is ready to help the victims of the earthquakes in China’s Sichuan Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, UN Secretary-General’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday.

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KAPPC spokesman rejects new raft of UN sanctions on DPRK

AspokesmanfortheKoreaAsia-PacificPeaceCommittee(KAPPC)issuedastatementonTuesday,rejectingUNsanctionsagainsttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),thecountry

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Is the UN not equipped to address Venezuela crisis?

Months of anti-government protests have rocked Venezuela, and there's growing concern that the UN is not adequately addressing the situation.

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UN reports hundreds of civilians slain in Congo's Kasai

The UN on Friday detailed more than 250 "extrajudicial or targeted killings" of civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai region from mid-March to mid-June, counting dozens of children among those massacred.

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U.S.-led airstrikes kill 60 civilians in Syria's Deir al-Zour

Atleast60civilianshavebeenkilledasaresultofU.S.-ledairstrikesonareasinSyria'seasternprovinceofDeiral-Zour,statenewsagencySANAreportedonTuesday.TheU.S.-ledcoalit

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Syria peace process moves ahead

A new round of talks will be convened in early September to end the war that has ravaged Syria since 2011, the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura told a press conference Friday.

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UN Syria talks end with no breakthrough

TheUNSpecialEnvoyforSyriaStaffandeMisturasaidaseventhroundofpeacetalksonFridayinGenevaendedwithoutbreakthrough."Wehavemade,aswewereexpectingandhoping,incrementa